Speech delivered by Minister Creecy at the 8th special session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment

04 December 2020 - Good morning or good afternoon depending on where you are located in this beautiful continent of Africa! It is my pleasure to welcome you all to this 8th Special Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment being held virtually today.  I trust that you and your families are in good health during this challenging time.
Minister Creecy notes high court decision on Thabametsi environmental authorisation

02 December 2020 - The decision of the North Gauteng High Court setting aside the environmental authorisation for the Thabametsi power station has been noted, says the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries. The department will abide by the order of the court and refer the application for an environmental authorisation back to the Chief Director: Integrated Environmental Authorisations...
Deputy Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries to visit the China-South Africa Agricultural Demonstration Centre and Bethulie fish farm in Free State

02 December 2020 - The Deputy Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Ms Makhotso Sotyu will visit the China-South Africa Aquaculture Technology Demonstration Center (ATDC) in Gariep, Free State on Friday, 4 December 2020. The more than R3 million facility was established over thirty years ago as a fish hatchery and was upgraded in February 2013 to serve as a training and demonstration centre on different freshwater fish species....
Deputy Minister Ms Makhotso Sotyu’s welcoming address to the online Sustainability Summit 2020

01 December 2020 - Despite the joy of reduced lockdown restrictions and the celebration of at least 3 possible vaccines being made ready for global rollout, I am sure that I don’t need to remind anyone here that we are very far from being out of the COVID-19 woods. COVID-19 has changed everything and there is little chance of us ever returning fully to ‘the old normal’.
Speech by Minister Barbara Creecy at the Driving Force for Change (DFC) youth pilot initiative – awards ceremony

26 November 2020 - Today I am pleased to announce the winners of the Drivers for Change Youth pilot initiative. This initiative announced on Youth Day this year, responded to President Ramaphosa’s challenge to South Africa’s youth challenge to craft and design programmes that will make the country reach its developmental goals and address the unemployment crisis.
Response to question on the number of vacancies currently existing in the department
Response to question on the measures in place to secure jobs in the maritime industry in KZN following the adverse effects of the lockdown on the tourism industry
The appointment of a service provider to undertake a source apportionment study in the highveld priority area for a period of 36 months based on annual performance review.
The appointment of the service provider(s) to conduct feasibility studies to determine the optimal economic benefits that communities can derive from kruger national park biodiversity economy node in mpumalanga and limpopo province and subsequently develop project-based bankable business plans for a period of seven months. Branch: biodiversity and conservation.
The appointment of a service providers to provide cleaning and/or hygiene services at regional offices for a period of three (3) years.
The appointment of a service provider to provide fisheries stock assessment services to the marine living resources fund / department of environment, forestry and fisheries (“the department”/ “DEFF”), branch: fisheries management for a period of three (3) years.
Appointment of a service provider(s) to perform extensive forensic audit services for the frap2015/2016 and conduct ad-hoc investigations on request for the frap2020/21 for the marine living resources fund, the department of environment, forestry and fisheries (“the department”/ “DEFF”) and the minister of forestry, fisheries and the environment (“the minister”).
The appointment of a service provider to develop, implement and manage tip-off line services to the marine living resources fund, the department of environment, forestry and fisheries (“the department”/ “DEFF”) and the minister of forestry, fisheries and the environment (“the minister”) on the 2020/21 fishing right allocation process (“frap2020/21”) and post rights allocations.